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Definition of Favourite
1. Adjective. Appealing to the general public. "A favorite tourist attraction"
2. Noun. A competitor thought likely to win.
Generic synonyms: Challenger, Competition, Competitor, Contender, Rival
3. Adjective. Preferred above all others and treated with partiality. "The favored child"
Similar to: Loved
Derivative terms: Favorite, Preference
4. Noun. A special loved one.
Generic synonyms: Lover
Specialized synonyms: Chosen, Macushla, Mollycoddle, Teacher's Pet
Derivative terms: Darling, Pet, Pet
5. Noun. Something regarded with special favor or liking. "That book is one of my favorites"
Definition of Favourite
1. Adjective. (British Canada Australia Ireland New Zealand Malta South Africa) Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified.) ¹
2. Noun. (British Canada) A person who enjoys special regard or favour. ¹
3. Noun. (British Canada) A person who is preferred or trusted above all others. ¹
4. Noun. (British Canada) A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win. ¹
5. Verb. (alternative form of favour#Verb favour) ¹
6. Verb. (Internet) To bookmark. ¹
7. Verb. (Internet) To add to one's list of favourites on a website that allows users to compile such lists. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Favourite
Literary usage of Favourite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1824)
"favourite. Tins word has sometimes a bounded and sometimes an extended sense. '
favourite' sometimes conveys the idea of power; and sometimes it only ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1898)
"He ridiculed the favourite butts of his allies with a personality which he
afterwards regretted. In a preface to the ' Punch ' papers, published in America ..."
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